Improvement in removable shoe-linings



atu Chiti-ire,

' nenni lA., nvnn'rs or -(ninna FALLS, iowa.

" Letters Patent No. 107,767, dated september 27, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN REMovABLE snoE-Lmmes.

The Schedule. referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of the same' To all whom 'it 'may concernl.-

` Be it ,known that I, HENRY A. hlvns'r's, of Cedar Falls, in the county of VBlack Hawk and inthe State V of Iowa, have invented `a new and usefulImprovement in Removable Shoe-Lining; and'do hereby declare that the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, hereinafter referred t-o, forms afull and exact specification ofthe same, 'wherein I have set forth the nature and principles of .my said improvement, by which my invention may he distinguished iioin others l`-of a similar class, together with such parts as I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent.'`

My invention relates to the manufacture of slices; and i l l The nature thereof consist-s in providing shoes with a removable lining of peculiar construction,as hereinafter described'and shown. i

:In the accompanying drawing, which .illustrates my invention and forms a partof thc specification thereof,

i in which corresponding parts are illustrated by similar letters- I .l l. i l

Figure 1 is a view, in perspective, of theremovable lining, and f lFigure 2 is a longitudinal section, illustrating the Yportion *of the lining within thecshoe.

The construction and operation of my invention are as follows: l

In the western 'section of the country,"especially, it is `very desirable to keep the feet dry and warm, it `,being a well-known fact that much of sicknessprevailing there is directly traceable to damp feet. To

meet this want, boots and shoes have been made with fixed linings of sheepand buffalo-skins, the fur or wool being worn nextto the feet. These linings are y permanently attached within the boots or shoes, and

are liable i to many objections, among which are the V following: A

`By wearing the furor wool next to the foot, the

leather of the lining comes in close proximity to the' leather .of which the hootlor` shoe is composed, so

that, when the'leather of the shoe becomes saturated with water, the leather of the lining becomes wetand` cold, and, as the liningl is fixed and immovable, it cannot be taken from the boot and'dried.V Furthermore, when the lining' becomes worn or ruptured it cannot be repaired.

The y.object of my invention is to obviate these and other-dilicnlties by effecting three beneficial results: First, rendering the lining removable;

Secondly, constructing the lining in such a manner as to'form an air-'wall or receptacle between the leath-V er of the shoe and the lining; and

Thirdly,vso constructing .the removable lining that it will be. perfectly exible, and coincide exactly with the'parts of which the shoe is composed-throughout its whole extent.

To accomplish these results, I construct a removable lining'or slipper of tanned sheep-skin, on which remains a proper amount o f hair or fur.

- The said lining is composed of a sole, a, upper, b,

and quarters, c, and is so constructed `that the wool or fur shall be on the outside, and the skin or leather next to the foot..

By Jthis construction and arrangement the lining is perfectly exihle, and accommodates itself readily to the motion of the foot, and an air-space or receptacle is formed entirely about the foot, through which the cold or dampness cannot readily pass.

Having thus described the construction and operation of vrn'y invention, I will proceed to indicate what `I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, in 

